Core Curriculum

The primary goal of Divine Word College’s Core Curriculum is to lay the foundation for academic success and to support the College’s mission, core values, and Institutional Learning Outcomes.

The Core Curriculum provides undergraduate students with the basic skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to undertake study in the College’s major programs. Coursework is grounded in the liberal arts, centered on Catholic traditions, and guided by SVD values. The Core Curriculum supports students on the path to becoming engaged and active global citizens. It offers them the opportunity to gain valuable insights into themselves and the world as they discern their role in the 21st-century Church and prepare for missionary service in the spirit and charism of the Society of the Divine Word. Finally, the Core Curriculum develops and supports intellectual habits essential to lifelong learning.